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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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